[desktop-discuss] VideoLan 0.8.6e for Solaris

[James Cornell]

andrew wrote:
> What I was getting at was an answer to the question "is it legal for Blastwave to distribute DeCSS (or similar CSS cracking binaries) on their website"?
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> Cheers
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> Andrew.
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It's not "cracking" it has a legitimate use.  It's a decoder, just 
happens to go against patents.

No.  It's illegal in the U.S. and in some other countries.  Write your 
local congressman if you're concerned.

James